Russian President Vladimir Putin has said he is not against the establishment of international control in Donbas, but he stands for direct talks between Kyiv and the militants, according to an UNIAN correspondent in Russia.
Speaking at his big annual press conference in Moscow on December 15, Putin recalled that Russia had sent the UN Security Council a resolution on a peacekeeping mission in Donbas.
Read also"Provocation!": Russian audience outraged by Ukrainian journo’s question to Putin at annual presser
"Now it turns out that this is not enough, in fact, it all comes down to putting this territory under international control. We are not against this, but for this, Kyiv needs to directly negotiate with Donbas," Putin said.